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STRATEGIC COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS: CAPABILITIES, DOCTRINE AND VULNERABILITY

Operational Research and Analysis Establishment, Ottawa ONT (CAN) Directorate of Mathematics and Statistics

Abstract

The study examines current American and Soviet strategic nuclear command, control and communications systems, investigating relationships between strategic doctrine, system capabilities and vulnerability to attack. The author concludes that Soviet C3 systems may be considered less vulnerable than those of the US because Soviet strategic doctrine is better attuned to the limitations of these systems.